河南省周口中英文学校2020学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题

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第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共100分）

第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分30分）(略) 第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） A Tom walked into a shop . It is a sign outside: "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold ." He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner（店主）of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars." " What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth(值) at least five dollars." "No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars." "Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth." Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say . 21. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________ . A. wanted to steal the trousers B. wanted to buy the trousers C. wanted to fool him D. wanted to sell the trousers 22. The owner of the shop_______ for the old trousers . A. would pay five dollars B. would pay three dollars C. would give Tom two dollars D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 23. The shop owner insisted （坚持认为）that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____ . A. he wanted to sell them cheaply (廉价地) - 2 -

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply C. he didn't like the trousers D. they were old and dirty 24. From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price. A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half B This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldn’t get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose. His nose began to have a bad smell. So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out. The boy’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose. “Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.” As she spoke, she shook some black pepper （胡椒粉）on the child’s nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell(气味).. So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut. 25. After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____. A. he took it out B. his mother took it out C. he did nothing but cry D. he tried to take it out but failed 26. Which of the following is TRUE? A. May succeeded in taking the paper out. B.The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose. C. The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem. D. The boy had to have his nose cut at last. - 3 -

27. The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____. A. he needed to learn to swim B. the sea water would wash out the paper ball. C. the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose.

D. he needed a rest C The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us safe. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor. The police go around town to see that everything is all right. They get around town in many ways. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street. As they go around town，the police help people. Sometimes they find lost children. They take the children home. If the police see a fight，they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police how to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well. Some police stand at crossings（十字路口）. They tell the cars when to go and when to stop. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children cross the street. They also help people who can't walk too well. Without the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them for a job well done. 28. The police do many things for us. They help keep our things and us _____. A. warm B. safe C. quiet D.clean 29. How do some of the police get around in some big cities? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C.On horses. D. On bikes. 30. In the text，“put an end to” means “____”. A. stop B. cut C. kill D. fly 31. The text is mainly talking about the _____ of the police. A. life B. road C. day D. job D When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it with the help of words. We can also do it in many other ways, too. Sometimes we move our heads up and